CLICK Something as simple as being aware of the oils we are using on our skin and cooking can make a big difference in the look of our skin. I will elaborate more on this later but for now check out the benefits of (Organic coconut oil) I use it in my tanning oils and cooking you’ll find it in all my soaps and a lot of the toiletries I create… Here’s a little FYI making herbal infused coconut oil tabs using organic coconut oil.. more to come!!! stay tuned this will be under herbal preparations though.

But my Favorite here would be Sesame oil and Carrot seed oil, cold pressed sesame, carrot seed oil provides the highest Natural UV and UVA protection of all the natural oils. Although the smell is not always reminiscent of typical tanning oil. Essential oils work on well on adding an exotic aroma to your suntan oil, Rose, Geranium work well with this combination.

To achieve UV protection you don’t have to put a toxin on your skin, modify your time in the sun, create a natural sunscreen.

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My first post on Ayurvedic Beauty has changed! I was going to firstly post some information on masks using traditional Ayurvedic herbs and oils.. listing recipes and benefits but then someone mentioned a treatment that I should try called Oil Pulling. I began to study this treatment and was actually really amazed at what people were saying about the results (thickens hair, detoxing, gum diseases cured) so I’m trying it myself and will be posting more as the experience moves forward. Today is day one!

Directions: Soak almonds for at least 6 hours, blanch in hot water and peel. Discard peels, place all of the almonds in the blender with ½ cup of the milk or water and grind to a fine paste. Add remaining ingredients and blend for 2 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

Ayurvedic benefits: Excellent for Vata and Pitta. Kapha can enjoy this in moderation. The ingredients are strengthening and rejuvenating for all dhatus (tissues) of the body. This drink is especially restorative in fall and winter or after periods of exertion. Enjoy for breakfast or as a snack. Thanks to Life in Balance!

Ayurvedic Cures for Hair: Add 6-8 drops of lemon juice to an egg. Beat well and apply on your hair followed by washing with an herbal shampoo.

Amla, shikaki powder mixed with curd is a good conditioner and proves beneficial.

Massaging with aroma oils once a week this reduces hair fall out and makes them soft and silky. Rosemary, cedar, chamomile, geranium, lavender, lemon, rose, ylang-ylang good for your skin and hair, whatever the type, they’re suitable for hair or skin that is dry, too oily, or a combination or just right!

Mix curd, lemon and mustard oil, apply gently on hair and wash your head after about half an hour.

Add few leaves Hibiscus (China rose) to a glass of water. Heat it. The juice of alime should be squeezed in the sieved mixture and it should be applied to the hair before shampooing.

Take amla (100gm), shikaki (100gm), brahmi booti (10gm), shilajit (1/2 gm), anaarchhilka (20gm), bhringraj (10 gm). Soak them overnight in an iron utensil. Blend and make a paste. Apply well into the scalp. Keep it for 1-2 hours and wash it off with warm water.

The oil from the amla, prepared by boiling dry pieces of amla in coconutoil, is a hair tonic for enriching hair growth and prevent hair loss.

Rinse hair with lemon juice or vinegar

Soak a towel in hot water and squeeze lightly. Cover your hair with this for 10 minutes and do try this for almost a week.

Squeezed lemons can be soaked overnight and the water can then be used to clean the hair.

Dry peels of lemon and oranges should be used. This will maintain soft and silky hair and also removes dandruff from the scalp.

Two tablespoons of fenugreek (methi) seeds soaked overnight in water. The softened seeds should be grounded into a fine paste in the morning and applied over the scalp & left for half an hour and then washed thoroughly. This is highly affective to remove dandruff.

Mustard oil:boiled with henna(mehndi) leaves is useful for the healthy growth of hair.

Hair Loss Treatment: Onion 1 raw organic onion, that your going to puree into a paste. At this point you can do one of two things strain the onion juice from the plant matter or just put the puree right on your scalp, allow to sit for 15 minutes and rinse. I’ve heard many wonderful reviews of this recipe but it takes time, give yourself a few months to see results.

Mix all dry ingredients in a small jar with a tight-fitting lid. Take half of the dry powder and mix in 1 ounce of warm water; to this, add one drop of rose attar. Apply with a brush or the fingers. Allow the application to remain on the skin for 15 to 20 minutes before rinsing off with warm water.

Almond Milk Cleanser: 20 whole almonds, 1 cup water
2 ounces rose hydrosol or lavender hydrosol, 4 drops geranium essential oil, 1 ounce vegetable glycerine. Soak the almonds overnight and peel them. Blend in blender with the water and until liquefied; strain to remove residuals. Add the hydrosol to the almond milk, then the geranium essential oil, and then the vegetable glycerin. Shake vigorously before use. If kept refrigerated in an airtight container, this cleanser can last up to two weeks.

Exfoliant/Scrub: 1 part rice bran powder, 1 part chickpea powder
¼ part hibiscus powder, ¼ part rose powder, ¼ part sandalwood powder, ¼ part coriander powder. Mix the ingredients together. When ready to use, take the amount needed and add a few drops of water to moisten before applying with circular movements to face and neck. Thanks to Care to make a difference!

This massage uses sesame oil, and it is recommended as part of any daily routine because it rejuvenates and revitalizes the physiology.

It produces a youthful influence for the skin and helps to balance.

1. Start with cold-pressed sesame oil, available from your health food store. Ideally, the oil should be “cured” before using (by heating slowly to the boiling temperature of water, 212 degrees F, and cooling). The oil should be warmed each time you use it.

2. Use the open part of your hand (rather than your fingertips) to massage your entire body. In general, use circular motions over rounded areas (joints, head) and straight strokes over straight areas (neck, long bones). Apply moderate pressure over most of your body and light pressure over your abdomen and heart.

3. Start with your head. Pour a small amount of oil on your hands and vigorously massage it into your scalp. With the flat part of your hands, use circular strokes to cover your whole head. Spend more time massaging your head than other parts of your body.

4. Next, massage your face and outer ears, remembering to apply a small amount of oil as you move from one part of your body to the next. Massage this area more gently.

5. Massage the front and back of your neck and the upper part of your spine. At this point you may want to cover the rest of your body with a thin layer of oil to give maximum time for the oil to soak in.

7. Now massage your chest and stomach. Use a very gentle, circular motion over your heart and abdomen. You can start in the lower right part of your abdomen and move clockwise, ending up at the lower left part. This gently massages your intestines.

8. Massage your back and spine. You may have trouble reaching your entire back.

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I Love lemons maybe my all time favorite fruits for cosmetics, toiletries and just around the house cleaners. It’s an amazing fruit on all levels it’s even my first choice to fast with. Master Cleanser here, if you havent tried it you should.

Lemons and lemon essential oil has an amazingly wide range of uses around your home created Spa environment. Lemons are a natural mood elevator so if you’re a little blue a little yellow can make your day! Take a look at some facts on lemons this beautiful little sunshine fruit can do much much more.

Research by Jean Valnet, M.D., showed that vaporized Lemon essential oil can kill meningococcus bacteria in 15 minutes, typhoid bacilli in one hour, staphylococcus aureus in two hours and germs causing pneumonia within three hours.

Even a 0.2% solution of Lemon essential oil can kill diphtheria bacteria in 20 minutes and inactivate tuberculosis bacteria. Its antiseptic properties will last for twenty days. It is perfect for destroying air-borne germs in hospital rooms, waiting rooms, and schools. It is particularly effective in neutralizing unpleasant body odors of patients suffering from cancer.

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Sunshine Coffee: one morning instead of reaching for that cup of coffee try my version of Sunshine Coffee 1cup of hot/distilled water, 1/2 of 1 Lemon squeezed (pulp removed is preference), 2 twigs of Herb Robert & Peppermint, 1 twig of Cleavers allow to steep add a touch of honey and enjoy. This gives me an energy boost and I see the world just a little bit brighter when it starts with lemons and herbs

Lemon essential oil is an essential oil with high vibrations, comparable to a high-toned whistle. Sandalwood, in comparison, hums like a bumblebee. Essential oils with high vibrations lifts spirits, especially when one may be feeling mental fatigue.

Lemon especially brings a sense of warmth and fun to intellectual pursuits. Although Lemon essential oil is beneficial for both physical and psychological heaviness, it mostly stimulates the mind, increasing concentration and the ability to memorize.

Brain research concerned with the effects of fragrances has found that Lemon essential oil primarily activates the hippocampus. University researchers in Japan found that diffusing certain aromas in an office environment dramatically improved mental accuracy and concentration.

Diffused Lemon essential oil resulted in 54 percent fewer errors. When aromas were diffused during test taking, scores increased by as much as 50 percent. In other research Lemon essential oil has shown to have antidepressant effects.

A 1995 Mie University study found that citrus fragrances boosted immunity, induced relaxation, and reduced depression. Lemon essential oil is an immune stimulant. It increases white blood cells, improves microcirculation and is antiseptic.

Lemon has an approximate ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity) of 6,619 (TE/L). TE/L is expressed as micromole Trolox equivalent per liter. D-limonene has been extensively studied for its ability to combat tumor growth in over 50 clinical studies.

Some Great Therapeutic Uses for Lemon Essential Oil

For colds or throat and mouth infections, gargling with Lemon essential oil (2 drops diluted in half a glass of water) and taking Lemon essential oil orally by adding it to a propolis tincture is helpful.

Place a drop of Lemon essential oil on cold sores, herpes or other mouth ulcers to lessen pain and aid in healing.

For treatment of itchy eczema and measles add Lemon essential oil to a sponge bath (1-2 drops to a quart of water)

Lemon essential oil because of its vitamin C content is beneficial for treating anemia.

Since oils strengthen vascular tissues, it is used for treating varicose veins by improving circulation and relieving pressure on the veins. It may be applied in skin lotions and compresses, mixed in a 1 to 1 ratio with Cypress essential oil.

Lemon essential oil acts as an astringent, an antiseptic, a disinfectant, and a styptic that stops wounds from bleeding. It becomes an excellent remedy when used in a compress or as a cleanser for treating bleeding wounds. Put a drop of Lemon essential oil on bleeding gums caused by gingivitis or tooth extraction.

Essential Lemon essential oil taken orally will help counteract a high acid content in body fluids by stimulating production of potassium carbonate, a neutralizing substance and is a preferred remedy for rheumatism and gout, since it cleanses the body of uric acid, a side effect of high acidity. In this case, the oil may be taken both orally and topically.

Lemon essential oil is a very good stimulant of the body’s own immune system. It activates white blood cell formation and helps protect the body during flu epidemics.

Rub a drop of Lemon essential oil on a wart morning and night until it disappears. Rub a drop of Lemon oil on a corn, callous or bunion mornings and evenings. Rub two drops of Lemon essential oil topically to clear athlete’s foot.

Rub several drops of Lemon essential oil on cellulite to improve circulation and help eliminate waste from the cells.

CAUTION: Citrus oils should NOT be applied to skin that will be exposed to direct sunlight or ultraviolet light within 24 hours.

Some Great Household Uses for Lemon Essential Oil

Use 6-12 drops of Lemon essential oil in a spray bottle mixed with distilled water to use in the bathroom as an air freshener. Or you can defuse Lemon essential oil to clean and disinfect the air in any room.

Add 2-3 drops of Lemon essential oil to water and spray counter tops to sterilize them.

Soak your dishcloth overnight in a bowl of water and a drop of Lemon essential oil to disinfect and kill germs.

Add a drop of Lemon essential oil to your dishwasher before the wash cycle.

Rub a drop of Lemon essential oil on your hands after using a public bathroom.

Use a paper towel soaked with several drops of Lemon essential oil to sanitize bathroom fixtures and toilet seats.

Rub a drop of Lemon essential oil to clean a butcher’s block or other cutting surfaces.

Put 10-15 drops of Lemon essential oil in each gallon of carpet cleaning solution to help pull out stains and brighten the rug. This also leaves a fresh smell in the room.

Use 30 drops of Lemon essential oil in the washing machine instead of chlorine bleach.

Put Lemon rinds in your garbage disposal to disinfect.

PLEASE NOTE: The information in this article is based solely on the use of 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils due to their high quality and tested purity.

The use of a brand of uncertain quality and/or purity will provide you with potentially dangerous, if not lethal, results. The author assumes no responsibility for your improper use of this information.

The statements about these oils have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These oils are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Thanks to Articlesbase for this very informative article.